娼妓

chāngjì

noun #16,204 vulgar

Meanings

1 prostitute

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

古代的娼妓社会地位很低。

Gǔdài de chāngjì shèhuì dìwèi hěn dī.

Prostitutes had very low social status in ancient times.

HSK 5

政府采取措施打击娼妓活动。

Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔ cuòshī dǎjī chāngjì huódòng.

The government took measures to crack down on prostitution.

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A formal/literary term. In modern spoken Chinese, 妓女 is more commonly used. Both characters 娼 and 妓 independently mean 'prostitute.'

Stroke Order

娼 chāng

妓 jì